The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-09

life. Too la e she realized what this man,
Stanhope Baxter. had become to her.
How could she live without his eompan-
ionship and friendship7
But mans laws are not made to ut hui
man hearts, and social laws are more rigid
than legal ones.
She knew he would never seek her
again; but, all the same, a sense of cruel
unrest drove her awey from the seaside,
where she had uathinkingly drifted into
something like peace and happiness.
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Stanhope was furlously Swapping his
portmanieau when his friend, Lee Manly,
came into the room. He it was who had
so fatally brought them together.
"Where away, Baxter2" he cried,
amazed at Stanhope's evident and feverish
haste.
"God knows--I dontp
"Why, is it so bad as that?"
Stanbope wheeled on him imperiously.
''You are to blame for it ALL Why did
You not tell ne she was married.?
''WhoT cried his friend, aghast.
"Mrs. Greer"
"But l thought you knew her story.
III never forgive myself If you are I'M
happy after this"
IUnhappyl That does not express it.
Life will be living hell! 1t has murdered
my faith in all things 1t has destroyed
youth, hope and joy foreverl Good-byep
and he was gone as if thousand demons
spurred him on.
And they did. He travelled; he gam
bled, be lived fast and furiously; but-he
could not forgeti At the end of a year he
drew rein to his hitherto uncurbed pas
sions.
What good does it all do? Night and
day she is with me; in my dreams she is
close to my heart; waking, | feel her pres
enee near me. | will go to herr
He did. The next steamer saw him en-
route. for America. He sought out Lee
Manly.
''Tell me where she lives"
Lee gazed curiously into his friends
high bred face
II must notl'
"You shalil"
"What good will il do ~
"Much--to me; perhaps also to her. "
She lives in Charleston; but for heavens
sake man, make no scandal. Her name
Las al ~ays been unsullied."
"And it shall remain so if it depends on
me-"
He was gone. He went straight to her
home He would not send in his card,
lest she should refuse to see him, but told
the servant to say ian old friend from
Europe wished to see her for few NOM
ents. :"
She came down to him at once.
He strobe to her side and almost fierce
ly threw his arms about Der, straining her
hard to his heart, which seemed strapgiing
with its quick, suffocaing beats.
My darling, am mad; but | must see
YOU
She looked at him Iiteously, struggling
in his embrace.
"Mr. Baxter -" she faItered.
do not struggle shall not let you go,
and | shall not stay long. Be kind to me
a little while"
Sne fell to weeping bitterly.
Are you unhappy, too :" he asked
tenderly stroking her soft hair away from
her not, throbbing temples But she ans
wered never a word. Darling, / shall
end all lhiS. You must ge ia divorce"
'sNo, mol"
But you shall" masterfully. "Shall
two lives be sacrifced-yours and mlne--
| for mere sentiment? Choose where you
! | shall call it Bakers Saints Rest You
Choose now North, South, East, West. y
Il cannot?" She had ceased to struggle.
and looked bravely into his face with The
tears yet hanging TO her long lashes
Then shall. Weare both southerners
and our home shall be the South. Perhaps
had better go now; but may write
your
"What good will it dog No, do not
write"
"But l SHALL
Kissing her ereatedly, he left her. She
sank down with moan:
Now | must go away where he caunot
find me.
She left Charleston at once.
Stanhope travelled about till he bad
found what, he thought the most beautiful
ste in the South. Here he erected noble
mansion. The lodge gates bore the lie
gend Baxter's Sains Rest"
Whereat the neighbors wondere d. but
70 one could guess why the place bore SO
curious a tit.e
In six mnoths ii was completed and
furnished, so potent is the agency of
money. lie had written repeatedly to
Doris, but his letters were fruitless.
Now he sought her personally, but was
met with the intelligence that no one
knew her address,
.'She is cruel, cruel" he exclaims frenzi-
eddy. She, my saintr
But it gave new impetus to his life to
seek her. He went North, East, West,
South. Once, on the Union Pacific Rail-
road, there was an accident. One man
was killed BY the aid of numerous lei
tiers and business cards in his pockets. aud
by the evidence of handsome woman
who was travelling with him, he was cas-
lily identified
'Drewry Greer He is dead and my
darling is free at last.
The news reached Doris in due time
Then she returned to Charleston end
waited tremulously. There he found her,
Darling, are you ready now to 90 10
Baxter's Saints Rest?' he asked. fold.
ino her in his arms dlnsalv s.In \ e..